Category: Singapore Airlanes

SINGAPORE – National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced it will start flying non-stop to Seattle in 2019, confirming a Straits Times report last week. With the launch of services on Sept 3, 2019, Seattle will become SIA’s fourth non-stop US destination. The airline currently flies non-stop to San Francisco and Newark. A new non-stop service toLos Angeles will start on Nov 2. SIA said on Thursday (Nov 1) that the Singapore-Seattle flights will initially be operated three times per week before increasing to four times per week in October 2019.…

SINGAPORE – The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is reviewing regulations and procedures, after a Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilot was caught in Australia for failing an alcohol test before a flight. “Operating an aircraft while intoxicated is a serious matter. CAAS is reviewing the regulations and procedures to more strongly deter such behaviour,” said Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min. He was replying to Mr Ang Wei Neng (Jurong GRC) who had asked if there were cases in Singapore, in the last 10 years, of duty…

SINGAPORE – Booking a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight with a credit card is set to get more expensive for some travellers. The carrier will be introducing a credit card service fee of 1.3 per cent of the total amount, capped at $50, for its new lower cost Economy Lite fare type for tickets issued in Singapore, according to SIA’s website. Credit card fees also apply to routes departing from Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The fee, which does not apply to debit cards, is new to…

Singapore Airlines and SilkAir are introducing a new airfare pricing structure in January 2018.PHOTO: ST FILE SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines and SilkAir will introduce a new airfare pricing structure next month, said the airlines in a joint release on Friday (Dec 15). There will be revisions to advance seat selection, frequent flyer programme mileage accrual rates, baggage allowance, and change and refund flexibility for some fare types. The new fare types will be introduced on Jan 20, 2018, for all tickets sold worldwide. Depending on the class of travel, customers…

SINGAPORE – Changi Airport’s newest terminal – T4 – started its first day of operations early Tuesday (Oct 31) morning, marking a critical milestone in Singapore’s aviation history. Airport operations went off without a hitch, with passengers for the first flight out to Hong Kong streaming in as early as 4am to the departure hall to use the self-check-in facilities. Airport staff were on hand to guide them through the process. The first arriving and departing flights at T4 were operated by Cathay Pacific – CX659 from Hong Kong arrived at…

Scoot’s first A320 aircraft painted with the Scoot livery. (Photo: Scoot) SINGAPORE: The dark days of budget airlines leaving passenger stranded in times of disruption are long gone, according to the CEO of Scoot, Lee Lik Hsin. With Tigerair merged and then enveloped by Scoot in July, Mr Lee has taken the reigns of Singapore Airlines’ consolidated low-cost brand, which he hopes will result in stronger reach across Asia. At the top of the agenda is pushing forward with a quality product, at a time when competition among fast expanding budget…

File photo of Changi Airport Terminal 2. (Photo: AFP) SINGAPORE: The check-in systems of some airlines at Changi Airport were hit on Thursday (Sep 28) by a technical glitch that also affected other airports around the world. Airlines affected included Singapore Airlines and Qantas, an airport spokesperson told Channel NewsAsia. There was an outage of about three hours before systems at Changi Airport were restored at around 8.30pm. The airport had said in an earlier post that the check-in process might take longer as manual boarding passes had to be issued.…

A Singapore Airlines plane preparing to take off. (Photo: AFP/Miguel Medina) SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) is “closely monitoring” the situation in Bali after Indonesian authorities raised the alert status of Mount Agung to the highest level, meaning a volcanic eruption could be imminent. The airline said in a Facebook post on Saturday (Sep 23) that all SIA flights to and from Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar are operating as scheduled for now. It added that customers travelling to Bali between Sep 23 and Oct 2 with tickets issued on…

When the new agreement starts in September, Singapore Airlines customers will have more connections to Bogota, the capital city of Colombia, The codeshare agreement between Singapore Airlines and Columbian carrier Avianca starts from September 2017. (Photos: AFP, Reuters) SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Colombian carrier Avianca have signed a codeshare agreement that will take effect from September, the airlines announced on Tuesday (Aug 15). In a joint press release, the airlines – both Star Alliance members – said that under the new agreement, SIA customers will have wider connections to…

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) is reviewing the serving of nuts on board its flights after a toddler suffering from anaphylaxis – an allergy towards peanuts – had a reaction on board a Melbourne-bound flight. According to Australian media, the young boy’s family had requested a nut-free meal for the flight. The meal was served to him, but his eyes began to swell and he started vomiting after passengers opened packets of peanuts which had been served to them as a snack. In response to queries from Channel NewsAsia, a spokesperson…